Laotian Silver Footed Bowl with Repousse Decoration
click the photo to enlarge
A Laotian silver footed bowl with repousse decorated and alternating panels of the three-headed elephant (airavata) and deities, separated by elaborate floral scrolling and borders with foliate lotus leaf pattern, early 20th century. A silver plaque attached to the base bears the following text, La grande Connetablie du Laos a la Confrerie des Chevaliers des Comtes de nice et de Provence. 21.5 cm high, 21.5 cm diameter, 584 grams. Provenance: private Estate, nice, France.
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
This item has been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only.
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
This item has been included into following indexes: